When is a milkshake not a milkshake? When its a metaphor. Food and love making have always been linked, as are both essential parts of life, base level physiological needs. And while combined seems like a good idea in the moment, in reality often ends in unpleasant stickiness, itching and […]
For many My Chemical Romance were the band that changed their life, the band that saved them. But something about them really fucking irked a certain subsection of rock fans. In 2007, readers of British rock magazine Kerrang voted them Best and Worst band of the year, such was their […]
Songs about sex have always been a cornerstone of pop music, even if they weren’t always as explicit as they are now. Songs like ‘My Neck My Back’ were never going to fly in 1964. But the majority of songs about sex are all about the desire, the act, so […]
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There’s a mythic element to the band Refused and their 1998 album The Shape of Punk to Come. They were a nobody punk band from Umea, Sweden, who, after 7 years of by-the-numbers hardcore, dropped a perfect statement of an album before disappearing, never to play again. That album fused […]
This is Robin S with her 1993 US top five hit “Show Me Love”. It’s one of the greatest house-pop songs ever. Just to make things clear this is not Robyn with a “y”. The Swedish pop sensation who also had a 90’s top ten hit with a song called […]
Pop-Punk as a sub-genre is almost as old as punk. While the genre may have hit its commercial apex in 1994, since the very start of punk rock there have been bands that mixed heartfelt lyrics and pop suss with punk’s speed and aggression. It’s not always been the most […]
Link to Part One: https://youtu.be/Kw_M7d-yZlE Last time we looked at pop-punk’s evolution from The Ramones to Husker Du and The Replacements. There were pop influences, goofy covers and a load of melodic hardcore. This episode will feature everything from the Californian punk scene revival featuring Bad Religion, Operation Ivy and […]
Influence is a strange thing. Just because a band is influential, doesn’t necessarily mean the band is known because of their influence. People know Radiohead’s OK Computer changed things. People are less aware of Massive Attack’s Blue Lines and its aura of influence. Formed in Bristol in the late 80s, […]
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